AIO or Air Cooler? 5600x
Posted by SuccessfulMath4372@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 25 comments
Hey, been using the 5600x (Stock Cooler) for a long time with a Vega 56
Repasted, reseated multiple times (Maybe 3?) No plastic seal obvs but it gets REALLY hot.
Especially when the Vega is drawing full power it almost goes into a thermal runaway in some games. Often reaching 80s and 90s. Meanwhile the Vega was chilling at 60.
Only game that reliably "Over CPU Temp" Error is Cyberpunk.
But I've recently bought a 9070 GPU that consumes more power and so the thermal runaway thing will become even worse.
Plus the 9070 will obviously be forcing the poor 5600x to work to death.
Plan to upgrade CPU when this whole AI thing blows over (probably never lol)
I was visibly shocked when I checked AIO prices on Amazon, maybe 2/3 yrs ago I checked and they were ridiculously expensive. Not anymore I guess.
Anyway my options looking on Amazon.
£30 Thermalright Aqua Elite 120 (LC)
£40 Thermalright Aqua Elite 240 (LC)
£28 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE (AIR)
Got a MSI MAG Forge 100R Case mATX (Supports 120/240mm AIO)
Dwarf-Eater@reddit
Pa120 is my pick of the 3, but for same price the PS120 SE is even better.
I got both er Ps120 SE and the ps120 Evo, both are great.
I also had a Royal Knight 120 that avoids the ram placement and it is just as good as the Pa120 and ps120.
I had bad luck with a Thermalright 240mm AIO cooler not cooling properly
thenord321@reddit
I run mine with a 120mm x2 radiator and have it OC at 4.3ghz all cores, never hits 80oC. It's still running strong with Cyberpunk in 1440p with a 6800XT OC gpu.
Plenty-Industries@reddit
The CPU's thermal limit is 95c.
The stock cooler is JUST ENOUGH to keep it within the temp spec. So its technically normal. They're designed to hit those temps and run 24/7 like that.
Any air cooler that is larger than the stock cooler will do the job just fine.
prank_mark@reddit
Peerless Assassin or Phantom Spirit
621_@reddit
Should be the only options
CChargeDD@reddit
What motherboard you have ?
SuccessfulMath4372@reddit (OP)
ASUS Prime B550M-K
CChargeDD@reddit
That dosent have vrm heasyncs I would use a cooler that blows air to the motherboard
SuccessfulMath4372@reddit (OP)
Yes maybe that would marginally improve temps, But I think a competent CPU cooler would do the job.
CChargeDD@reddit
Thermalright SI-100 Is competent enough for a 5600
Kvothe31415@reddit
Air cooler is fine. I’ve been using a tower air cooler on my 5600x and never hit over 70-75C. I just repasted with some ptm7950 a couple weeks ago and have been sitting in the 60’s most of the time now.
SuccessfulMath4372@reddit (OP)
Sounds awesome, could just be delusion talking but the 5600x runs hot for a 65w chip?
Kvothe31415@reddit
With bad cooling any chip can run hot. I had high temps with the stock cooler the first 6 months so I switched to a bigger tower air cooler with two fans on it.
It was still running fine, but would hit high 80’s with the stock cooler.
TheTwinHorrorCosmic@reddit
Tbh as long as you live in a not completely dusted hellhole AIO is the way to go. It’s also usually much quieter
MorkSal@reddit
I have a peerless assassin for a 5600x. Works great.
Pineapple_Scorpion@reddit
Definitely do not need AIO for a 5600x lmao. What resolution are you playing at? Have you undervolted the 5600x?
SuccessfulMath4372@reddit (OP)
1440p 144hz PBO -25mv
Stock still overheats all the same
Yes obviously it's overkill for a 5600x but future upgrades could benefit seeing as they are fairly close in price.
Pineapple_Scorpion@reddit
True, I moved from 5600x to 5800xt and now I'm seriously considering AIO but I grabbed a phantom spirit 120 in the meantime. Might want to consider repasting as well but a decent air cooler will keep it under 60 most of the time
Theo-Wookshire@reddit
Air
TyranWolf@reddit
Tower cooler should be plenty for a 5600x
Yellowtoblerone@reddit
Cheapest 10-15 quid air cooler you can buy
No_Spare1827@reddit
Well the only way I see your GPU temps affecting your CPU temps is if your case has little to no air flow or your fans are all out of wack.
Any of those coolers are fine for a 5600x though a Thermalright Phantom spirit would cool that CPU and anything u upgrade to.
Sea_Bite2082@reddit
120mm AIO is useless.
Imo - just buy good air cooler. Peerless is more than enough. Its enough even for 9800x3d
-UserRemoved-@reddit
Your Vega temp is irrelevant to your CPU temp.
AIOs and air coolers operate under the same principles of thermal transfer. You take heat from the component, move it to a surface area, dissipate it away via fans. It doesn't matter which one you pick, they will both work the same for your CPU.
You would be paying more here for aesthetics if you go AIO, which is fine but there isn't much to expect in terms of practical benefits.
Withinmyrange@reddit
Peerless assassin is more than enough and would even be good for higher end amd cpu's down the road